Comments by "rondhole" (@rondhole) on "carwow" channel.

  1. The only SUV you can bring to any warzone
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  2. The CEO is a racecar enthusiast and driver. His moto " No more Boring cars", All Toyota line up are rear independence suspension except the smallest like Yaris and Aygo. Meanwhile VAG only put that on highend Golf or above it. Standard laser cruise control and avoidance accident in all cars, even Benz and BMW do not have this features standard.
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  3.  @YasGunn3r G wagon is for a show of, put it on the showroom with a vinyl wrap and ceramic coating. Just to admire how old it looks and how outdated the technology in G-wagon is.
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  4. The only Luxury car that can still runs well even after 20 years.
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  5.  Miguel Melchior  Ford Fiesta is one of the car that FORD was forced to buyback from their purchaser by court in USA.
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  6. Yes the main reason Golf is significantly more expensive than Leon or Octavia is the refinement, fitting, materials, and quietness. But I take Auris hybrid instead, just drive and oil change as all Toyota. No drama on fuel injectors, p pump, carbon built up, dpf filters , coils, or dual clutch failures
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  7. Reliability, easy to DIY fix, maintenance is easy. Just oil change and keep coolant water check every year. Spark plugs at 120k Miles, coolant at 150 k Miles/12 years, brake fluid every 2-10 years, and air filters every 30k Miles/2 years. Hybrid battery has 10 years unlimited mileage Wich never fail in 99.999% case and even replacement cost only €2350 new battery that last over a decade.
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  8.  @toyota420xp  check Savageese channel who review things in balanced with reliability in long terms, including underbody, suspensions, body structures, transmission, and engines details
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  9.  @cismay1270  Good car for owning is not the same as borrowing like the reviewer. Reliability is no. 1 Priority for most intelligent people. Auris hybrid handling is well enough, 10y warranty on the battery and only need regular oil change. Almost as agile and supple as Golf but way more reliable than anything. Ford focus and Opel Astra are not as supple adsorbing bumpy roads. Mazda 3 and Hyundai i30 with manual transmissions are also better than any european cars in terms of reliability. Honda is plagued with its Turbo engines Oil dilution problem.
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  10.  @Eva12218  Toyota sets the standard way higher than any European cars. Their idea is simplicity and sophistication when needed like their Hybrid cars. Statistically, there are thousands of Hybrid Toyota pass 200k miles without issues compared to any small Turbo engines with dual-clutch cars that can pass 100k miles without any problems.
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  11. It is the only Luxury car that is not disposable
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  12. Previous generation use full independence rear suspension like GTI and New Corolla. The current sear leon use primitive torsion beam suspension that Toyota and Honda disposed it in 2019. Even as early as 2013 Auris do not use torsion beam. That's why new Leon feels cheap
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  13. There is a reason why Taliban, ISIS, and Somalian warlord used it since 1970s.
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  14.  @davidrichards1253  it is not as sharp as Focus but as supple, comfortable, and handling like upper trim Golf. But Yaris indeed is choppier in bumps and pothole but handling just fine. Reliability wise, man..... It is hard to break unless you really neglect it and never change the oil for a decade.
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  15.  @thany3  They are good looking and sold more than any European cars in USA, China, Australia, and Canada, the biggest market in the world outside Europe. Lexus, Acura, Infiniti may be sell less than Benz or BMW because they are much younger. But the looks are pretty much the same. For Cars, Golf is just old fashioned 1980 cars but sold more in Europe because of European taste. Civic, Corolla, or Camry looks sharper than Golf or Passat. It is about the taste. The worse of all is Skoda. It looks like industrial contractor cars in the pre-Soviet Union.
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  16.  @igorv4631  not in thousands of units, it's a luxury for showroom. Not for warlord or UN officials. That old guy with old gwagon is sample of one and older car is simpler. Modern new G wagon is a clunker
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  17.  @user-xg6zz8qs3q  in city drive, it's impressive 3L/100km. Most non hybrid minimum 8L/100 km, even worse in traffic jam. Since 2010 hybrid Yaris is bullet proof, no trouble at all 300k km is nothing for this. Running cost, almost no repair, cheap maintenance, high resale value. Overall, it's cheapest car if you consider how much you spend on price, gasoline, repair, minus resale. Cheapest of all sub compact if you calculate things right
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  18.  @user-xg6zz8qs3q  exactly, there is a good reasons for high resale value. They are solid. Ford fusion is one of the good ford, I agree. But the point of ownership is again. How much depreciation and maintenance cost. I only drive automatic and only Toyota has very reliable transmisson and Engine. I was in Florida for years and many 30y+ toyota camry and rav4 are still running. Not so much of any European cars beyond 10y. They are plain bad. Even after moving to EU, I only buy Toyota hybrid. Yes the used price is higher than anything else but I know what I get. Reliable transportation for family. cheaper than EV per km, Germany charge minimum 30c per kWh and I get 1300 km range not 300 km. Oil change and filter per year only cost €50, and 10y battery warranty although lifespan more than 15y in average. I learn my lesson by buying $2000 less 6 y old Nissan Altima instead of Camry. My repairs in 6 years was $6000, and the resale value was still $1500 lower than Camry 6 years later. Head gasket, cat converter, all shocks, bearings, tie rods, sensors, etc. in lesss than 120k miles. Meanwhile my Prius 06 only cost me $800 after 12 years 220k miles for used battery (hot florida kill battery faster) before I sold it. I hope You get my point about yhe meaning of expensive or cheap. My fuel saving from Prius vs Altima was $800 per year. Prius is practical with a large trunk but looks like lunch box and suprisingly queiter in highway than bigger Nissan Altima 2.5L. Manual transmission is primitive simple, even FIAT can make it well.
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  19. Yes, The survey was taken from warlord in Africa/middle-east warzone who uses Jaguar, Volvo, or Skoda. What a joke. 80% Toyota still runs beyonds 20 years and more than 200k miles without issue. Just regular oil change.
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  20.  @Ag3nt0fCha0s  constant repairs annoy me the most. Especially with family and kids. We need fuel and go cars that never break downs for at least 15 years, 200k miles. Nothing compared to toyota or honda for this
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  21.  @andreshurtado2804  colleague has Golf and spent €3k plus for repair in less than 10 years of ownership. Heck, Even annual maintenance cost 500+ for most European cars. The Auris only cost €200 or less if you bring your own Engine Oil annually.
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  22.  @jublywubly  Actually Honda is not cheap, they just made some mistakes in some cars especielly their early hybrid cars. Their regular gasoline engine is pretty solid but automatic transmission in its V6 engines are still hit and miss.
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  23.  @tampubolonevelyn7271  good for Indonesian standard. Not for Autobahn or Interstates driving, too noisy, floaty, and do not have enough body rigidity in case of accident. Corolla, Golf, civic, are ideal, or at least Yaris, Polo, or Jazz. Not smaller than that. New corolla is very sporty yet comfy and come with 180 HP, 400Nm torque hybrid powertrain, very powerful and efficient in hectic jakarta traffict.
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  24. I do not understand why they just make as good as regular Golf or GTI, This one is just odd, confusing, and ugly as Kia or Hyundai KONA. A car without face, or like a a man wearing stupid mask. The lack of Grill in many EV is just sooooooo. UGLY.
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  25.  @xips1_22raffabintangmaffel3  You need opt-in on 2.0L hybrid for heavier CH-R, or go directly to RAV4 with 2.5L Dynamic Force engines. Something that Golf type-R borrow from Toyota and solve dirty problematic intake valves .
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  26.  @igorv4631  They are still used for UN officials in warzone, even the newest model are still way ahead of anything from Daimler. Toyota, old and new are tough, they add more electronics and better interior, but still tough in all parts including the electronics made by high-grade Panasonic components.
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  27. If you want to keep it at least 10 years, Toyota is the only one historically super reliable since 22 years ago. Hyundai DualClutch will fail, it is the faith of any DualClutch transmission. Honda system has weak belt CVT transmission not fully gears CVT like Toyota and Lexus but the newer one has serial type powertrain, no belt anymore and looks better but not proven yet.
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  28. Thanks, it is big, boring, cheap looks and built with solid VW engines and parts. Unfortunately all of them are Torsion Beam of the past suspension. Only Golf have full independence rear suspension in higher trim. Meanwhile all Toyota Corolla and Civic are equiped with sophisticated full independence rear suspension and 5x more reliable.
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  29.  @w41duvernay  offcourse. They last at least 12 years and Toyota has 10 y warranty on battery with unlimited mileage. Battery replacement in hybrid is not crazy expensive, for Prius, auris, Corolla, it is €2350 installed. Lifespan is close to 15y. Cheaper than DPF in Diesel in 10 y period
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  30. They did not win in war but win in the performance, price, durability ratios.
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  31. If Toyota did that, then they will be not as reliable since people like to abuse it. However, newest Toyota are all double wishbone suspension in the rear and very sharp b cause of stiffer frame without sacrificing reliability. But time will tell.
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  32. The most confusing car with too many engines to chose and all are not that good. Torsion beam primitive suspension in the rear, and no value after just 3 years. Mazda 3, Corolla, and Civic offer much that makes sense with 2 or 3 engines in 2019 and they are all damn reliable. Less option of engines means better trusty engines. For instance, Corolla 1.8L was used since the 1980s and constantly improving to perfection.
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  33. I probably spend 5000 more to get Corolla instead. Much bigger, stronger, fun, and higher resale value.
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  34.  @dickschuurman4684  Honda hybrid ws not prove reliable. They completly redesign the new hybrid system but it is still way more complicated than Toyota HSD. Toyota still use exact same mechanism like 1998 Prius, only refinement to smaller magnet, higher rpm, more robust bearings and cooling. The only thing you need to do in Yaris is changing transmission fluid religiously every 200k miles max. Yaris has no water cooling, ony oil cooling with larger oil pump. Auris and bigger has water cooling in the transmission but with smaller oil pump. Pre-2015 Honda hybrid was a joke, everyhing died from battery and definitely transmission. Honda is not welknown for reliability in their automatic transmission.
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  35.  @Ag3nt0fCha0s  Think cheap or expensive by factoring Repair cost, resale values, etc. Toyota hybrid may be expensive when you buy, but after 5 years, you get way more money than i10 or Picanto, also way less money on repair if you use it beyond 200k Km. Buy - Resale + repair bills is the actual cost of your cars. For the past 20 years, I always get much cheaper in Toyota ownership vs Nissan, VW, or any other brands
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  36.  @Ag3nt0fCha0s It depends how long you are going to use it. If only 5 years, Gets used 5 years old Toyota Hybrid, it has 10 years warranty in the battery with unlimited Km. You only pay about 1/2 price new and you can still sell it after 9 years old for much higher price than any brands. Typical Toyota hybrid battery last more than 15 years in mild weather Germany. In England and Ireland, they have 15 years because they rarely have very hot summer. I had Prius 2006 with original battery at 200k Km before I upgraded to Auris Touring 2016 hybrid. Only oil change, tires, and brake fluid in 100k Km, not a single repair. I may need to replace sway bar bushing for about 20 euros, and 1 H DIY with only 14mm wrench. That's it.
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  37.  @Ag3nt0fCha0s  Better with ICE from Yaris or used Auris 1.2 Turbo. Proven reliable and efficient. AFter 2-5 years, Yaris is cheaper than i10 because of higher resale value and repair. Hyundai and KIA direct injection engines is nutoriously as problematic as most TSI engines. Mazda and Toyota made much better GDI engines, even better with dual injecton.
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  38.  @Ag3nt0fCha0s  i10 is Aygo class not Yaris. You need to compare to i20 for yaris or i30 for corolla. They are completely different class.
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  39.  @ne2256  LOL....., 7 years is nothing for Toyota. At least ,15 years no problem, even the battery has 15 years warranty. KIA and Hyundai use dreaded DCT that by nature will fail. Always fail. Even Toyota and Honda abandoned DCT since 2013. CVT hybrid is bullet proof, no torque converter, all gears no belt, no clutch, 1 million miles possible.
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  40.  @ne2256  KIA engines are not as reliable. At about 150k miles, camshaft always worn out and timing is going crazy
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  41. I prefer Corolla hybrid 2 years old used for 20k. Still have 3 years warranty plus 13 years HV battery warranty. Better looking, handling, space, and resale value. It also have 4th gen hybrid, not 3rd gen like Yaris. But for new, yes Yaris is the best value, safety, and trouble free for the next 20years
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  42.  @hamdaanahmed2006  polo is great if you keep it not too long
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  43.  @craxedpennyz6418  a joke scrap metal
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  44.  @davesaviationandgaming5575  yes, older one used pcv that last forever but looks cheap. Newer one is as good as Polo interior with much more robust powertrain than anything else
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  45.  urbex2007  timing chain noise on starts from tensioner building pressure. Classic problems in timing chain tensioner. Hopefully it is not falling apart like most VW or Daimlers
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  46. Fast fun reliable, not as pretty as Corolla but helll. Best offer for 30k sport car
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  47. They made the best engines but crappy transmission, especially the automatic in V6 or bigger engines.
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  48. B mode = less regeneration but engine BRAKE mode. Important in the mountain to avoid overheating brake pads.
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  49.  @person2186  Honda Hybrid reputation is not good. Honda granades its transmission and battery far too soon compared to Toyota, Ford, or GM. It still use Belt (failure prone) CVT instead of Full-only gears planetary CVT like Toyota, Ford or GM. It may be better than 10 years ago but still 50 years behind HSD system.
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  50.  @jublywubly  I think twice buying Honda with belt CVT, never with Nissan, may be with Toyota with Aisin. Corolla hybrid uses planetary gears CVT, no belt, no clutch, never fail. I did not follow Honda since they started putting dualclutch in Civic and turbo everything just like most European cars.
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